How the immune system punches holes in bacteria
Imaging CoE scientists have contributed to an important discovery: that a key part of the immune system in animals has evolved from bacterial toxins.
Deadly blessing? Stonefish venom could hold the key to understanding the immune system
MELBOURNE, WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2015: The stonefish is one of the world’s ugliest and deadliest fish. You’ll know if you step on one; the…
Fruit fly embryos, human growth factors, the press
Stephanie Pradier interviews Monash University’s Dr Michelle Henstridge and Dr Travis Johnson, two of the paper’s authors, about how their discovery provides new insights…
Carnivorous mushrooms reveal human immune trick
MELBOURNE, THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2015: Edible oyster mushrooms have an intriguing secret: they eat spiders and roundworms. And they do so using proteins which…
